Key Takeaways
- The tenth series of the PokerStars World Cup of Poker (WCP) has begun, but this year it is being played entirely at the play money tables.
- The first WCP in 2004 saw the preliminary rounds played online for real money before a live final was staged in Barcelona. In 2009, the live final was switched to the PCA venue of the Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas. Typically, $200,000 was provided in prize money.
- Although PokerStars has been pro-actively developing its play money offering, with promotions such as the regular Sunday Billion tournament, a play money version of the WCOOP, and sales of play money chips, the play money tables may not have been the original destination for the WCP.
- The expectation that the new location would be New Jersey gained momentum as the prospects for an early license approval in the state were fuelled by tweets from state senator Ray Lesniak.
The tenth series of the PokerStars World Cup of Poker (WCP) has begun, but this year it is being played entirely at the play money tables.
The first WCP in 2004 saw the preliminary rounds played online for real money before a live final was staged in Barcelona.
In 2009, the live final was switched to the PCA venue of the Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas. Typically, $200,000 was provided in prize money.
